Soil fertility affected by land use history, relief position, and parent material under a tropical climate in NW-Vietnam

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

CLEMENS, G.

The Uplands Program, Vietnamese-German Center, Technical Univ., Hanoi, Viet Nam

Inst. of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Allemagne

FIEDLER, S.

Inst. of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Allemagne

DINH CONG, N.

The Uplands Program, Vietnamese-German Center, Technical Univ., Hanoi, Viet Nam

VAN DUNG, N.

Fac. of Soil and Water Management, Univ. for Agriculture, Hanoi, Viet Nam

SCHULER, U.

Inst. of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Allemagne

The Uplands Program, Fac. of Agriculture, Univ., Chiang Mai, Thailande

STAHR, K.

Inst. of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Allemagne

Description :
The aims of this study were to (1) identify the dominant soil types and their vulnerability using elicitation of local soil knowledge, (2) characterise the physical and chemical properties of the soils and (3) link them to the relief position and land use in order to (4) initiate sustainable soil use based on recommendations deduced from objectives (1) to (3). These objectives were achieved also by the elicitation of local knowledge. The final aim of the study was to initiate sustainable soil use based on recommendations for sustainable land use scenarios. The Chieng Khoi commune in Son La province of northern Vietnam was chosen as representative for other erosion-prone Southeast Asian sloping areas.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2010, vol. 81, n°. 2, p. 87-96, nombre de pages : 10, Références bibliographiques : 34 ref.

Date :
2010

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena

Langue :
Anglais